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Arizona sales company’s series of tongue-in-cheek theatrical trailers will air on interactive online and cable TV service.

TomCat Films LLC, an Arizona-based production and international sales company, has signed a licensing deal with YouToo TV to carry a series of its tongue-in-cheek theatrical movie trailers.

YouToo TV is an interactive television network that makes content available both online on cable systems, including Verizon Fios, Comcast and Time Warner Cable in 177 of the top 200 U.S. TV markets, according to the company. It estimates it has an audience of 15 million viewers.

The TomCat series of trailers calledTrailerific will promote their B-movies, including such titles as Thunderstorm: Return of Thor, Jurassic Shark and Lizzie Borden’s Revenge.

The first episode includes 5 trailers with a superhero theme where the audience can comment via video and text free of charge.

“These trailers are fun, campy and enjoyable at the same time, and that’s something you don’t necessarily see everywhere else,” says Chris Wyatt, CEO of YouToo TV. “We want to really expand the interactive experience and get viewers involved.”

YouToo TV works in association with Survivor producer Mark Burnett’s company VIMBY, (Video in My Backyard). Viewers can create an account online or using the YouToo TV app for mobile and tablets where they can upload video, pictures and text to appear on their television service.

Since YouToo TV’s launch in 2010, over 500,000 viewers have appeared on their television services, according to the company. They say they put 500 people on the network each day, showing 15-second “Fame Spot” videos and 30-second “peoplemercials” that can instantly be seen on their television service. YouToo TV edits the videos and chooses which to post.

TomCat Films LLC CEO Ted Chalmers said his company has “a very playful approach to marketing its features. YouToo’s Trailerific will celebrate our marketing style and provide exposure and promotion for our films amidst millions of users/viewers.”

Heavily influenced by Giallo, a genre of Italian horror popularized in the late 60’s and 70’s by masters like Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci, Blood Rites is a macabre mystery of murder, drug use and the occult. BLOOD WILL FLOW…HELL IS COMING.

It was supposed to be an easy deal for Jason and Nikki: buy the drugs, cut them at an abandoned warehouse, then sell them on the street and rake in the cash. When the drug deal goes bad and Jason disappears, Nikki is trapped on an upper floor of the warehouse with a vicious ex-military enforcer, a gunshot victim, a violent addict and his three hostages.

Leaving the building is not an option.

All the exits have been blocked. And somewhere in the darkness is something with a taste for blood and a love of pain. The bad guys are being stalked by something worse. For a great demon demands to be born from the fiery depths of hell and its faithful servant has planned a bizarre blood rite that will leave no vein untapped. Blood will flow. Hell is coming.

Blood Rites is a well-shot low-budget crime film with superior production values. The smart camera work (by Chad Haufschild), lighting and sound design imbue the film with a professional quality that raises it above similar fare. Director Dorothy Booraem (who co-wrote with Haufschild) knows the language of film and has a keen eye for action and composition. – Bradley Harding, PLANET FURY

The Axe is Back!

A group of sorority girls are having a slumber party at their house. One of the new sorority girls is Leslie Borden, a descendant of the infamous Lizzie Borden family. They believe that they are holding a harmless séance to conjure the ghost of Lizzie. But, they get locked in the house with an evil, vengeful spirit as Lizzie Borden returns to wreak havoc with her axe. One by one, the girls are murdered as they try to figure out how to put an end to the return of Lizzie Borden…

A rookie cop (Daniel Lavigne “The Immortals”) goes undercover at a drug company and poses as a criminal in order to get the information on a program that gives convicted felons superpowers. With his reporter ex-girlfriend (Emanuelle Carriere “Jurassic Shark”) on his trail, he must use his newly acquired powers to stop the program and bring its powerful convicts to justice.

Saint James Films, LLC (SJF) is a motion picture production company dedicated to producing highly entertaining genre films for the global marketplace. The partnership specializes in low-budget productions which benefit commercially from the creativity of our filmmakers, the talent of the young actors we promote and our ability to identify titles attractive to buyers worldwide. SJF is a subsidiary of Mike The Pike Productions, Inc., an entertainment company publicly traded on OTC Markets (otc: MIKP)

SJF EXECS

The company is headed by sales and distribution veteran Ted Chalmers. He has been involved with the sales and distribution of such well-known films as THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE NEXT GENERATION, HELLRAISER, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, ONE FALSE MOVE, RE-ANIMATOR, BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR, SOCIETY and EVIL DEAD 2.

Ted began his career in 1990 working with Paul Rich at Trans Atlantic Entertainment. After its sale to Lakeshore, he went on to lead the sales at Creative Light Entertainment and Moving Pictures Film and Television. He was also Senior VP of Media Brokerage for ICAP Media, a division of ICAP Plc.

Mark B. Newbauer graduated from the renowned film and producer’s track at Columbia College Chicago as well as The Second City Chicago Training Center where he was a writer, director and performer. His debut short, Dreamkiller, is an ambitious take on Sirhan Sirhan and the events leading up to the RFK assassination, winner of “Best of the Fest” at the 1999 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. Newbauer also worked in the Talent and Literary departments at The Gage Group, an agency with offices in New York and Los Angeles.

After more than a decade in the entertainment industry, Newbauer took his passion for both the art of filmmaking and the business sense necessary for a thriving brand, and launched Mike The Pike Productions (www.mtpprods.com), a full-spectrum entertainment firm with a focus in Feature Films and Graphic Novel Entertainment.

Recently, Newbauer optioned the film rights to the World Fantasy Award winning werewolf thriller, George R.R. Martin’s The Skin Trade; and in 2011, he produced White Space, an effects driven sci-fi thriller starring Holt McCallany and Zulay Henao. In early 2012, Mike The Pike Productions acquired Saint James Films as a wholly-owned subsidiary. Saint James Films specializes in low-budget, entertaining genre films for the global marketplace.

Superheroes from Saint James Films!! Saint James Films and TomCat Films LLC have completed production on AGENT BEETLE and CAPTAIN BATTLE! (Worldwide rights are currently available).

Agent Beetle ”A rookie cop (Daniel Lavigne “The Immortals”) goes undercover at a drug company and poses as a criminal in order to get the information on a program that gives convicted felons superpowers. With his reporter ex-girlfriend (Emanuelle Carriere “Jurassic Shark”) on his trail, he must use his newly acquired powers to stop the program and bring its powerful convicts to justice.”

Captain Battle: Legacy War“Sam Battle follows in the footsteps of his great grandfather, a WWII super hero known as CAPTAIN BATTLE, by accepting an experimental drug while in the military. The drug turns him into a super-being with strength, agility and intelligence beyond that of a normal human. After his tour of duty he returns home to see his hometown over run by ruthless neo Nazi thugs who serve and evil mastermind known as, THE NECROMANCER. They plot to raise the Third Reich again by re-animating Himmler. Only Sam, as the new Captain Battle, can save them!”

Again, CAPTAIN BATTLE and AGENT BEETLE are available (Worldwide rights). Please contact us if you are interested in viewing a screener for your territory.

Sam Battle follows in the footsteps of his great grandfather, a WWII super hero known as CAPTAIN BATTLE, by accepting an experimental drug while in the military. The drug turns him into a super-being with strength, agility and intelligence beyond that of a normal human. After his tour of duty he returns home to see his hometown over run by ruthless neo Nazi thugs who serve and evil mastermind known as, THE NECROMANCER. They plot to raise the Third Reich again by re-animating Himmler. Only Sam, as the new Captain Battle, can save them!

A rookie cop (Daniel Lavigne “The Immortals”) goes undercover at a drug company and poses as a criminal in order to get the information on a program that gives convicted felons superpowers. With his reporter ex-girlfriend (Emanuelle Carriere “Jurassic Shark”) on his trail, he must use his newly acquired powers to stop the program and bring its powerful convicts to justice.

When a mystical scarab stone falls into the hand of an archaeologist, an evil villain known as the Sphinx tries to retrieve it, unaware that the stone has transformed the archaeologist into the super powered hero The Scarab.

In a City where crime rules supreme, District Attorney Tony Quinn has the scales of justice stacked against him. When a crime boss has Tony blinded by acid, it seems that crime has won for good. But through a miracle of modern science, Tony is given the ability to see in the dark like a bat. Tony Quinn takes the guise of the Black Bat to see to it that crime pays and that the scales of justice are balanced once more.

A robot created by the military falls into the hands of a group of mercenaries. It’s up to the son of the man who created the robot to stop the mercenaries before they sell the robot to a foreign power.

The Bulk goes on a rampage through the city, destroying everything in his path. Hank is caught by a relentless detective, imprisoned by Darwin, and forced to battle the sadistic Dr. Kantlove, who threatens to blow up the moon with his arsenal of weapons.

ABOUT TOMCAT FILMS LLC

Arizona based TomCat Films LLC was formed in 2007 by a financing entity to produce low budget films for the world market. All of its productions have been profitable. Recently released productions include METAL MAN, ALICE IN MURDERLAND, and STAR QUEST: THE ODYSSEY. BLOODY MARY 3D is scheduled to be released in the U.S. later in 2011.

At TomCat Films we will specialize in offering highly marketable films for your territory. We will also utilize state of the art technology to make the experience of buying and delivering films as simple and transparent as possible. Please email me for details.

ABOUT TED CHALMERS

The company is headed by sales and distribution veteran Ted Chalmers. Mr. Chalmers has been a film and TV executive since 1990. He has been involved with the sales and distribution of such well-known films as THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE NEXT GENERATION, HELLRAISER, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, ONE FALSE MOVE, RE-ANIMATOR, BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR, SOCIETY and EVIL DEAD 2.

ABOUT MONIQUE NAYARD

Monique R. Nayard established her career over 20 years ago and has successfully worked in both international film and television distribution. In the most recent years, Monique has been working as a Sales Executive with Moving Pictures Film & TV, which recently became ICAP Media. Her prior engagements included sales for Strategic Film Partners, Sandra Carter Global, Katapult and Shoreline.

Our website will feature regular updates of new films available for your territory. Please sign up to receive special access to our screening room (more titles coming soon) where you can watch full length screeners online.

Sam Battle follows in the footsteps of his great grandfather, a WWII super hero known as CAPTAIN BATTLE, by accepting an experimental drug while in the military. The drug turns him into a super-being with strength, agility and intelligence beyond that of a normal human. After his tour of duty he returns home to see his hometown over run by ruthless neo Nazi thugs who serve and evil mastermind known as, THE NECROMANCER. They plot to raise the Third Reich again by re-animating Himmler. Only Sam, as the new Captain Battle, can save them!Captain Battle on Facebook!

Saint James Films, has completed two Full-Length Action Hero Features, ‘Captain Battle: Legacy War’ and ‘Agent Beetle’. Both action-packed adventures are currently available for worldwide sales rights.

The films, under $1m superhero actioners in the spirit of blockbuster fan-food such as ‘The Avengers’, ‘Captain America’ and ‘The Dark Knight Rises’, are presently marketed at this year’s Cannes Film Festival/Marche Du Film 2012, which launched Wednesday, May 16, 2012.

Execs Mark B. Newbauer and Ted Chalmers agree, “The Marché du Film, Festival de Cannes (http://www.marchedufilm.com/en/) is the premiere worldwide film market and considered to be the most important event in the industry. We’ll be announcing further details on these and other projects over the next 2 weeks, including an exclusive output deal with a distributor, Cannes marketing materials for the films and a sneak peek at a trailer from ‘Captain Battle: Legacy War’, starring Cuyle Carvin and Jenny Allford.”